TMFLegendPhoenix's Bloghttp://caps.fool.com/en-usMon, 01 Jan 0001 05:00:00 GMTMon, 01 Jan 0001 05:00:00 GMTLuke, the Force runs strong in your family.http://caps.fool.com/Blogs/ViewPost.aspx?bpid=865490&t=01006897351851965122<p rel="nofollow"><p rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">Hello there.&#160; Come here, my little friend.&#160; Don&#39;t be afraid.<br rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow"/>It&#39;s been a while since I posted (not counting last week&#39;s post) and so I think a summary is in order.&#160; Without further ado, I&#39;d like to introduce you to the youngest member of the LegendPhoenix clan.&#160; Perhaps regular readers of the blog would guess that her name might be &quot;Leia&quot;.&#160; Well, it&#39;s n...TMFLegendPhoenixSun, 08 Sep 2013 18:03:29 GMTI suggest a new strategy, Artoo.http://caps.fool.com/Blogs/ViewPost.aspx?bpid=863981&t=01006897351851965122<p rel="nofollow"><p rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">Yikes: this is my first blog post of 2013.&#160; Happy 2013!&#160; It has been an eventful year so far and I&#39;ll fill you in on the big details in my next blog which will be a summary.&#160; First I&#39;d like to discuss the latest events regarding my &quot;Stock of the Month&quot; portfolio. &#160;It has been two years since I proclaimed &quot;I&#39;m not looking for a friend, <a rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow" href="http://caps.fool.com/B...TMFLegendPhoenixMon, 02 Sep 2013 16:32:21 GMTAren't you a little short for a storm trooper?http://caps.fool.com/Blogs/ViewPost.aspx?bpid=785316&t=01006897351851965122<p rel="nofollow"><p rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">Welcome, young Skywalker, I have been expecting you.&#160; Currently I&#39;m traveling home from my holiday trip while contemplating this past year.&#160; I thought I&#39;d type up a blog post and let you know what&#39;s new before we get swept up by 2013.</p><p rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow"><br rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow"/>First and foremost, I&#39;d like to tell you that my wife and I are expecting our first <a rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow" ...TMFLegendPhoenixMon, 31 Dec 2012 02:22:29 GMTBut it's a whole 'nother year!http://caps.fool.com/Blogs/ViewPost.aspx?bpid=753394&t=01006897351851965122<p rel="nofollow"><p rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">Hello there, little one!<br rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow"/><br rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow"/>Although I haven&#39;t posted in a while, I wanted to let you all know:&#160; <a rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow" href="http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg505/rsouthwi/Star%20Fools/obi-die.jpg?t=1344130106" target="_self">I&#39;m not dead.</a>&#160; Not yet.&#160; Actually there&#39;s nothing wrong with me except <a rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow" href="h...TMFLegendPhoenixSat, 04 Aug 2012 22:31:58 GMTGood. You've taken your first step into a larger world.http://caps.fool.com/Blogs/ViewPost.aspx?bpid=717740&t=01006897351851965122<p rel="nofollow"><p rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow"><br rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow"/><a rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow" href="http://caps.fool.com/player/harrycarysghost.aspx" target="_self">HarryCarysGhost</a> once <a rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow" href="http://caps.fool.com/Blogs/master-moving-stones-around/683567" target="_self">mentioned</a>:</p><p rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">&quot;It is so sweet when you see that first dividend buy you more shares.&quot; </p><p rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow"...TMFLegendPhoenixFri, 09 Mar 2012 17:15:51 GMTStay on target... Stay on target (February)http://caps.fool.com/Blogs/ViewPost.aspx?bpid=715926&t=01006897351851965122<p rel="nofollow"><p rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">This month, I added to my position of Dominion (the commission is factored into the price per share)<br rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow"/><br rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow"/>2/21/2012 – Dominion Resources at $50.62 / share<br rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow"/><br rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow"/>There actually was no commission, just a two dollar fee because I purchased these shares <a rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow" href="http://dom.com/investors/sharehol...TMFLegendPhoenixSat, 03 Mar 2012 14:12:31 GMTStay on target... Stay on target (January)http://caps.fool.com/Blogs/ViewPost.aspx?bpid=699892&t=01006897351851965122<p rel="nofollow"><p rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">To <a rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow" href="http://bjc.uol.com.br/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Obama_star_wars.jpg" target="_self">nerds everywhere</a>, I bid you Happy New Year!&#160; With the first month of the new year behind us, I feel that 2012 has started off on the <a rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow" href="http://images.wikia.com/starwars/images/a/af/LukeHand.jpg" target="_self">right foot</a>.<br rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow"/><br rel="nofollow...TMFLegendPhoenixTue, 31 Jan 2012 22:03:37 GMTI'm Luke Skywalker, I'm here to rescue you.http://caps.fool.com/Blogs/ViewPost.aspx?bpid=695937&t=01006897351851965122<p rel="nofollow"><p rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">I&#39;m looking for ways to put away a little cash here and there from our monthly budget.&#160; Back in August, I stumbled across a nice little idea I&#39;d like to share although I can&#39;t remember where (it may have been a blog or possibly a comment to an article).&#160; If you know where the idea came from please let me know and I will happily give due credit.<br rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow"/><br rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow"/>Many major ...TMFLegendPhoenixTue, 24 Jan 2012 22:31:59 GMT"Chewie here tells me you're looking for passage to the Alderaan system."http://caps.fool.com/Blogs/ViewPost.aspx?bpid=691747&t=01006897351851965122<p rel="nofollow"><p rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">I went to college in a tiny, rural town where I often lamented, &quot;If there&#39;s a bright center to the universe, this is the town that it&#39;s furthest from.&quot;&#160; Many an evening was spent in a dark, subterranean hole-in-the-wall that my friends and I liked to call &quot;<a rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow" href="http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20080930124521/starwars/images/thumb/a/a0/MScantina_schematics.jpg/626px-MScantina_sche...TMFLegendPhoenixSun, 15 Jan 2012 22:11:18 GMTStay on target... Stay on target (December)http://caps.fool.com/Blogs/ViewPost.aspx?bpid=685329&t=01006897351851965122<p rel="nofollow"><p rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">December ended up being a great month for me professionally, financially, spiritually and creatively.&#160; This month I&#39;ve been <a rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Taezh4ULlfw/SS1AxwJogtI/AAAAAAAAAdk/0EzK77SOuCw/s400/Luke+Skywalker+blue+lightsaber+Episode+IV+A+New+Hope.jpg" target="_self">introduced to options</a> and I&#39;m crazy excited about what I&#39;m learning.&#160; I have a few months to go, but hopeful...TMFLegendPhoenixSat, 31 Dec 2011 10:36:43 GMTWhat good is a reward if you're not around to use it?http://caps.fool.com/Blogs/ViewPost.aspx?bpid=684718&t=01006897351851965122<p rel="nofollow"><p rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">One of my guilty pleasures is watching a show called &quot;The Soup&quot; (owned by NBCUniversal, which is owned by <a rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow" href="http://caps.fool.com/Ticker/CMCSA.aspx" target="_self">Comcast Corp</a><a rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow" href="http://caps.fool.com/Ticker/CMCSA.aspx" target="_self"> (NASDAQ:CMCSA)</a>). &#160;It&#39;s a cable program that gather clips from the previous week across the vast ocean of televisi...TMFLegendPhoenixThu, 29 Dec 2011 12:35:37 GMTMaster, moving stones around is one thing. This is totally different. http://caps.fool.com/Blogs/ViewPost.aspx?bpid=683567&t=01006897351851965122<p rel="nofollow"><p rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">A couple of years ago I had an unexpected house guest show up for a visit.&#160; He was a friend of a friend&#39;s teenage son so I felt obligated to accommodate him.&#160; He&#39;s a nice enough kid, but to be honest, he was a bit of a knucklehead.&#160; His mind always seemed to be on the future, never on where he was nor what he was doing.&#160; Basically he was reckless.&#160; He even managed to drive his car into a lake near my house (he wa...TMFLegendPhoenixSun, 25 Dec 2011 12:19:53 GMTI want to learn the ways of the Force and become a Jedi like my father.http://caps.fool.com/Blogs/ViewPost.aspx?bpid=683188&t=01006897351851965122<p rel="nofollow"><p rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">Last month I created a blog post while considering a direct stock purchase program and dividend reinvestment.&#160; I asked readers to share tips or advice regarding DSPP and DriPs.&#160; What followed was a flurry of helpful comments which you can find <a rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow" href="http://caps.fool.com/Blogs/help-me-obi-wan-kenobi/671227" target="_self">here</a>.<br rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow"/>The discussion left me with a lot to co...TMFLegendPhoenixSat, 24 Dec 2011 00:28:57 GMTStay on target... Stay on target (November)http://caps.fool.com/Blogs/ViewPost.aspx?bpid=673598&t=01006897351851965122<p rel="nofollow"><p rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">Well, now is as good a time as any to write my review of November and post how my picks have fared so far.&#160; <a rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow" href="http://images.wikia.com/starwars/images/0/09/Venator_bridge.jpg" target="_self">Our windows</a> are finally in and paid for, so having performed our due diligence with <a rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow" href="http://images.wikia.com/starwars/images/7/74/Owen%27shouse_screenshot1.JPG" target="_self"...TMFLegendPhoenixTue, 29 Nov 2011 00:19:21 GMTHelp me, Obi-Wan Kenobi. You're my only hope.http://caps.fool.com/Blogs/ViewPost.aspx?bpid=671227&t=01006897351851965122<p rel="nofollow"><p rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">I&#39;d like to get involved with some sort of direct investment plan + dividend reinvestment plan (also known as &quot;DRIP&quot;).&#160; For those of you who don&#39;t know what this is, don&#39;t worry:&#160; <a rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.dvdactive.com/images/editorial/screenshot/2011/9/falconsaberbd.jpg" target="_self">I&#39;m new at this</a> as well and I found a great explanation <a rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow" href="h...TMFLegendPhoenixSun, 20 Nov 2011 19:41:31 GMTSir, l am fluent in six million forms of communication.http://caps.fool.com/Blogs/ViewPost.aspx?bpid=670691&t=01006897351851965122<p rel="nofollow"><p rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">There has been a company I&#39;ve had my eyes on for quite a while, but when we decided to replace the windows in our house, I began a self-imposed moratorium on investing to make the window payment <a rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow" href="http://img434.imageshack.us/img434/2845/empirestrikesback108yw.jpg" target="_self">seem less painful</a>.&#160; Well, they&#39;ve finally finished installing our new windows and not a moment too soon.&#160; The ...TMFLegendPhoenixFri, 18 Nov 2011 17:00:55 GMTI knew you'd come back. I just knew it. (September)http://caps.fool.com/Blogs/ViewPost.aspx?bpid=657836&t=01006897351851965122<p rel="nofollow"><p rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">I&#39;ve taken a little bit of a break from this blog and from investing.&#160; It isn&#39;t due to a lack of enthusiasm nor is it from a dearth of great stocks to invest in.&#160; Basically, my wife and I are having the windows on the house replaced and so I&#39;ve focused our weekly investment allowance on these new windows.&#160; So for the next couple months, I&#39;m going to switch from &quot;Stock of the Week&quot; to &quot;Stock of the Mo...TMFLegendPhoenixThu, 20 Oct 2011 02:17:43 GMTGreat, Chewie, great! Always thinkin' with your stomach.http://caps.fool.com/Blogs/ViewPost.aspx?bpid=646424&t=01006897351851965122<p rel="nofollow"><p rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">Many years ago I was hiking in the woods with some friends. &#160;We eventually got lost (it was probably my fault - I have a notoriously terrible sense of direction). &#160;While we were meandering about, trying to find our way, I noticed what smelled like a delicious roast. &#160;Upon further investigation, it turned out that I was <a rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow" href="http://chzmemebase.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/memes-death-stares-him-...TMFLegendPhoenixMon, 26 Sep 2011 14:48:54 GMTWith our combined strength, we can end this destructive conflict and bring order to the galaxy.http://caps.fool.com/Blogs/ViewPost.aspx?bpid=643046&t=01006897351851965122<p rel="nofollow"><p rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">When I started this &quot;stock of the week&quot; project, <a rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow" href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/511ESNA79GL.jpg" target="_self">my hope</a> was to pick up solid companies whose stock price had <a rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow" href="http://banthaskull.com/images/TLC_Photo_Archive/carkoonubp_ref_08.jpg" target="_self">fallen as a result</a> of the global economic pressures that are affecting the market at la...TMFLegendPhoenixFri, 16 Sep 2011 16:14:40 GMTWhere did you dig up that old fossil?http://caps.fool.com/Blogs/ViewPost.aspx?bpid=639909&t=01006897351851965122<p rel="nofollow"><p rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">There&#39;s a guy I know who seems nice enough at first, but the more I watch him, the more I wonder about him.&#160; For example, one time he was trying to charter a flight for a long and expensive trip.&#160; The representative from the travel company quoted him an extremely high price, so he decided to try to haggle.&#160; The counteroffer was as follows: he&#39;d pay 20% of the asking price upfront (basically the amount he got for <a r...TMFLegendPhoenixFri, 09 Sep 2011 01:28:15 GMT